General Rules (for Puree Soups)
Origin: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Source: Elena Molokhovets (Елена Молоховец), 1901
Ingredients
- funt beef
- funt veal shank
Instructions
- Use a white bouillon without onion or base roots (except for meat puree); do not fry the roots.
- For 6-8 persons use 1.25-2.5 funt beef plus 0.5 funt veal shank; reduce for chicken/game purees.
- Do not tint or clarify; only strain through fine sieve or napkin.
- Always rub the puree while hot.
- Bind puree and bouillon with fried flour, a dissolved bun, or a yolk-cream liaison; use barley/rice 'shlem' for watery vegetable purees.